Garrett, Karen A.,US Agency for International Development, $24,971, "Adapting to Change in the Andean Highlands: Practices and Strategies to Address Climate and Market Risks in Vulnerable Agro- Ecosystems."

Pei, Zhijian, and Yuan, Wenqiao(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), National Science Foundation, $6,000, "SGER: Exploratory Research on Solid Carriers for Manufacturing Algae Biofuels in the Ocean."